DormVault DV700 Steel Laptop Safe with Combination Padlock

by DormVAULT

Product Features

• Durable steel laptop safe designed with students in mind
• Holds up to a 17-inch laptop with space in the door for other valuables
• Harmlessly attaches to a loft bed or other furniture--no tools required
• Lightweight at just 9 pounds; combination padlock included
• Measures 16 by 13 by 5 inches; limited lifetime warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 16 x 13 x 3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B001AD4ENK
• Item model number: DV700
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #225,169 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen)

Product Description

DormVAULT is a small, rugged laptop safe that attaches harmlessly to a loft bed or other furniture. Easy to install, no tools required. Compact Design that is small and light. A 16 x 13 x 3 storage holds all laptops. It has additional storage in the door, weights 11 pounds, with a combination lock. The door storage can hold your cash and other small items you want safe. The owner controlled bracket assembly consists of a bracket arm and two locked nut and bolt assemblies. The nuts fasten the bolts on the inside of the DormVAULT, where only you have access.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars this safe operates on the "honor system", September 3, 2009

By 

Peter Q (NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: DormVault DV700 Steel Laptop Safe with Combination Padlock (Kitchen)

I discovered that the lock provided is too big to fit through the latch on the DormVault, thereby rendering it "unsafe." This, in the middle of moving my son (a freshman) into his college dorm room. Through the sweat trickling into my eyes, I perceived that the roomate's parents were sniggering at me for buying such a stupid contraption. Under pressure, I (apparently) panicked and ran off to Target to buy a smaller padlock. Two padlocks later I found the right fit, although it's more like a luggage lock.

Target came through. Amazon, sadly, did not. Is it too much to ask that the lock on a "vault" actually close? I know, I know Amazon can't be held responsible. Besides, it turns out (be careful buyers!) that I didn't buy it from Amazon at all.

"I am very sorry that we were not given the chance to resolve this issue for you. Although we are not the manufacturer of the item, we would have been more than happy to provide a replacement for you," said the reply from the real seller. Notice the past tense. "Please let me know if you would accept 10% off of the cost of this item."

That's okay, you probably can't afford it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good idea..., May 22, 2011

By 

Kelvin Anderson "Reasonable Human" (Salt Lake City, UT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: DormVault DV700 Steel Laptop Safe with Combination Padlock (Kitchen)

The bracket attaching it to furniture requires some specifics. It's a great idea but requires something to attach it to, like a table, bed or desk leg. Multiple bolts are provided but if the furniture in the apartment or dorm is something Ikea, forget about attaching it to that. It requires some sort of vertical support or leg and wing nuts provided make it easy on easy off. The lock provided seems to be of low quality and a trip to the hardware store could fix that but it's not a standard size, it's a smaller hasp.
Overall it's sturdy and just about bombproof with space for a 15 inch macbook and pockets for smaller valuables.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good security - latching system needs work, August 20, 2010

By 

Myra L Davis - See all my reviews

This review is from: DormVault DV700 Steel Laptop Safe with Combination Padlock (Kitchen)

I bought this for my daughter to take to college. Based on the previous review, as soon as the dormvault came in, I tested the lock. I could get the lock in and out but it was a struggle. I went to my local hardware store and bought a round metal file. I then filed the hole - enlarging it just enough to make it easier to install and remove the lock. This resolved the problem. I know that you should not have to make this type of 'adjustment' but I felt that the usefullness of the product made it worth my while. My daughter is now happily using her DormVault.

This is a good way of safeguarding your belongings but the latching mechanism does need some work in order to allow the lock to be esaily inserted and removed.